Former University of Texas football quarterback Major Applewhite gets promoted to head coach at University of Houston. Applewhite replaces Tom Herman who is replacing Charlie Strong as football coach at UT.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — President Obama used his executive powers Friday to add protections to waters off Alaska's west coast. The White House announced creation of a Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area that will focus "locally tailored" protections on marine resources...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST): 12:50 p.m. A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump is confirming that former Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally is among those being considered for the job of secretary of state. In an interview...

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA is not happy about the way FIFA is pushing through plans to expand the 2026 World Cup. Amid FIFA floating different scenarios in the media, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin aimed a barb at soccer's governing body. Ceferin says "I read different...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the death penalty trial of Dylann Roof, who is charged with killing nine people during a Bible study in a Charleston church (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Dylann Roof told FBI agents in his confession to killing nine black church members in...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dexter Fowler is headed from the World Series champions to their biggest rival. The veteran outfielder who helped the Chicago Cubs end their long championship drought was introduced in St. Louis on Friday after signing a five-year deal. Fowler filled the last...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dexter Fowler is headed from the World Series champions to their biggest rival. The veteran outfielder who helped the Chicago Cubs end their long championship drought was introduced in St. Louis on Friday after signing a five-year deal. Fowler filled the last...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dexter Fowler is headed from the World Series champions to their biggest rival. The veteran outfielder who helped the Chicago Cubs end their long championship drought was introduced in St. Louis on Friday after signing a five-year deal. Fowler filled the last...